Newcomers
#34 Jaamal Berry
#81 Janawski Davis
JR • RB • 5-10 • 200 Miami, Fla. Ohio State
FR • WR • 5-7 • 160 Eight Mile, Ala. Blount
BEFORE MSU: Spent three seasons at Ohio State...averaged 21.4 yards on seven kickoffs last season...ranked 40th in the nation in 2010 by averaging 25.4 yards per kickoff return...rushed for 80 yards on seven carries against Marshall...selected to the Rivals Big Ten All-Freshman Team...redshirted his first season with the Buckeyes.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Kelvin Sigler at Blount High School...helped the Leopards to a 10-2 record and the second round of the playoffs...led the team with 57 catches for 957 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior...voted the team’s best wide receiver...named Crichton Optimist Club Player of the Week.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Larry Coffey at Miami Palmetto High School...voted team MVP...led the Panthers to the second round of the playoffs for the first time in 50 years...three-time all-Dade County... selected to play in the Under Armour All-America game...rated as the No. 22 overall player in the ESPNU 150...rated as a four-star recruit, and fifth-best running back by Rivals.com...rated a four-star product and the No. 8 running back by Scout.com.
PERSONAL: Full name is Janawski Lamar Davis...born Feb. 3, 1994...son of Jimmy and Pamela Davis...has one brother, Jimmy, and one sister, Javarrai...undecided on a major.
#98 Jerome Davis
PERSONAL: Full name is Jaamal Cartier Berry...born May 22, 1991...son of Howard and Eartha Berry...has one brother, Adeem, and three sisters, Diamond, Mahogoney and Bonet...majoring in business.
SO • DT • 6-2 • 260 Buford, Ga. Garden City Community College
#17 Tray Carr
BEFORE MSU: Spent the 2011 season at Garden City Community College...redshirted in 2010 at Kent State.
FR • DB • 5-11 • 185 Madisonville, Ky. Madisonville North Hopkins
HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year letterwinner for head coach Jess Simpson at Buford High School...named one of the top 75 players in Georgia... earned all-region honors as a senior after posting 90 tackles, including 15 tackles-for-loss, seven sacks and five forced fumbles...finished career with 205 tackles, 28 tackles-for-loss, 22 sacks and eight forced fumbles... helped the Wolves capture back-to-back state championships...rated a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, two-star recruit by Scout.com and a two-star recruit by ESPN.com...also lettered in track and field...finished second in the region in the discus as a junior.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Will Weaver at Madisonville North Hopkins High School...named district MVP and third-team all-state as a senior...had over 6,000 all-purpose yards his final two seasons...earned All-WKC honors as a junior and senior...also a four-year letterwinner on the basketball team...earned all-region honors after leading team in scoring and steals.
PERSONAL: Full name is Jerome Brenden Davis...born March 5, 1991... son of Tyrone and Yolanda Davis...has one brother, Tabari...plans to major in graphic design.
PERSONAL: Full name is Travion La’Mont Carr...born May 26, 1993...son of Cindy Carr...plans to major in nursing.
#33 Marcus Davis
#87 Corey Cruse
FR • RB • 5-10 • 190 Cincinnati, Ohio Lakota West
FR • WR • 6-5 • 215 Fort Mitchell, Ky. Beechwood
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Larry Cox at Lakota West High School...ran for 1,110 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner for head coach Noel Rash at Beechwood High School...two-time all-conference selection...helped his team to the state semifinals as a sophomore, after winning the state title as a freshman...also a four-year letterwinner in basketball...state qualifier in track and field as a junior and senior...school record holder in 110m and 300m hurdles.
PERSONAL: Full name is Marcus Lemar Davis...born March 28, 1993... son of Eddie Davis and Shannon Gardener...has one brother, Vincent Rivers, and one sister, Porscha...plans to major in education.
PERSONAL: Full name is Corey Matthew Cruse...born Aug. 4, 1993...son of Chris Cruse and Noel and Julie Rash...has one sister, Liza Rash...plans to major in finance.
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